Ep 309 - Plants, Pollinators, Nature, and Society
In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 March 2021
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Pollination is arguably among the most important ecological processes on our planet. Entire careers have been devoted to trying to understand the countless nuances to plant pollination and yet we have only uncovered the tip of the iceberg. In this episode, we are joined by pollination ecologist, Dr. Jeff Ollerton to talk about his new book "Pollinators & Pollination: Nature & Society," which takes a deep dive into what we currently know about pollination, why it is important for both nature and society, and what we can do to protect these invaluable ecological interactions. If you care at all about the natural world, this is one episode you don't want to miss. This podcast was produced in part by Laura, Cari, Laura, Kali, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Melody, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Cynthia, John, Ashley, Peter, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Grif, Jules, Joan, Les, Marabeth, Ali, Margaret, Southside Plants, Robert, Keiko, Bryce, Brittany, Helen, Amanda, Mikey, Rhiannon, Michelle, Kate, German, Joerg, Alejandra, Cathy, Jordan, Judy, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Dana, Chloe, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Vaibhav, Kendall, Christina, Brett, Jocelyn, Kathleen, Ethan, Kaylee, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Donica, Chris, Shamora, Alana, Laura, Alice, Sarah, Rachel, Joanna, Griff, Philip, Paul, Matthew, Clark, Bobby, Kate, Steven, Brittney, McMansion Hell, Joey, Catherine, Brandon, Hall, Vegreville Creek and Wetlands Fund, Kevin, Oliver, John, Johansson, Christina, Jared, Hannah, Katy Pye, Brandon, Gwen, Carly, Stephen, Botanical Tours, Moonwort Studios, Liba, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, doeg, Clifton, Stephanie, Benjamin, Eli, Rachael, Plant By Design, Philip, Brent, Ron, Tim, Homestead Brooklyn, Brodie, Kevin, Sophia, Mark, Rens, Bendix, Irene, Holly, Caitlin, Manuel, Jennifer, Sara, and Margie.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everyone. We'll get to the show in a second. I just want to say that there are new merch designs up on our store to celebrate spring in the northern hemisphere. |
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| 0:18.5 | All right. That's all I wanted to say about that. On with the show. Hello, everyone, and welcome to the In Defensive Plants Podcast, the official podcast of Indefensiveplants.com. What's up? This is your host, Matt. Welcome to the show. How's everyone doing this week? If you are enjoying my book, In Defensive Plants and Exploration into the Wonder of Plants, please, please please, consider giving it a favorable review wherever you purchased it from, or just give it a review |
| 0:41.7 | wherever you like to review books. Reviews help it reach a wider audience. If you haven't |
| 0:47.2 | purchased it yet and you would like to get a copy, most retailers are finally able to restock |
| 0:51.5 | the book, and it's also always available as an audiobook as well. |
| 0:55.9 | Speaking of books, today's episode focuses on one that is a particularly enjoyable read as of |
| 1:01.9 | late for me. Joining us is Dr. Jeff Allerton. He's a consulting ecologist with a particular |
| 1:07.7 | fascination and passion for pollination. He has spent his career studying the |
| 1:13.2 | dynamics of pollination, especially among various apoceneci. In fact, if you want to learn more |
| 1:18.8 | about that specific work, go check out episode 173 of this podcast. But today he's here to talk |
| 1:24.7 | about his recent book, Pollinators and Pollination, Nature and Society. |
| 1:29.8 | And you know, as someone that spends a lot of time reading about plants and their interactions with |
| 1:34.1 | the rest of the world, I kind of figured that pollination was something we really had a good |
| 1:38.0 | grasp on. And indeed, there is a lot of data and research out there on pollination systems, |
| 1:42.3 | but in the grand scheme of plant reproduction, |
| 1:44.5 | we know so little about pollination strategies. And that's what's so interesting about this book |
| 1:49.9 | is it takes a snapshot of what we know today and what we need to learn moving into the future. |
| 1:55.0 | And of course, the nature and society part of it, we cannot exist as humans without the |
| 2:00.7 | pollination services provided by all of the |
| 2:02.8 | organisms that get involved with plants. So this is a really important conversation in a book |
| 2:07.3 | I highly recommend you check out. So let's just jump right into it. Without further ado, |
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